Hong Kong police opened fire on an armed man after he allegedly ignored repeated warnings following an attack on his wife and mother in North Point on Sunday, with the suspect later dying in hospital. Officers rushed to a flat on Kam Ping Street at around 9.19pm after a woman called police to report that…
Hong Kong’s needy have given the current administration a lower score in an annual survey on its performance in the past year because of employment and housing struggles. The annual rating on the government’s overall performance declined for the second consecutive year, falling from 6.8 in 2022 and 6.4 in 2023. SoCO deputy director Sze…
HONG KONG (SCMP): Hong Kong police have made the city’s biggest seizure of Ice on record, confiscating HK$210 million (US$27 million – RM116 million) worth of the drug concealed in furniture and arresting a 26-year-old Malaysian on suspicion of trafficking the substance. Acting Superintendent Cheung Hok-fung of the force’s narcotics bureau said on Saturday that…
HONG KONG, Sept 15 — Hong Kong police have made their largest-ever seizure of crystal methamphetamine, also known as ‘Ice’, confiscating HK$210 million (RM116.1 million) worth of the drug hidden in furniture and arresting a 26-year-old Malaysian on suspicion of trafficking. According to South China Morning Post (SCMP), Acting Superintendent Cheung Hok-fung from the narcotics…
Hong Kong’s health minister, Lo Chung-mau, has urged residents to be careful when handling freshwater fish after 27 people were infected with the potentially deadly Group B Streptococcus. The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said the cause of the infection was related to handling and contact with raw freshwater fish. Hong Kong experienced a similar…
Hong Kong must provide a “clear direction” for how it wants to develop its Islamic finance sector before Malaysia can provide the expertise needed to tap into the Middle East market, the country’s envoy to the financial centre has said. In an exclusive interview with the Post, Consul General Muzambli Markam also said Hong Kong…
In July, Hong Kong continued to post strong double-digit growth in external trade, increasing the total value of merchandise trade in the first seven months to a solid 10.1 per cent year on year. The city’s strong trade performance brought few cheers, as the continued slump in retail sales, which declined a further 11.8 per…
Hong Kong’s new trade office in Kuala Lumpur is set to open “as early as next month” and the move will allow more direct engagements between both sides, according to the country’s top envoy in the city who spoke exclusively to the Post. Consul General Muzambli Markam also said the growing integration within China’s Greater…
Hong Kong businesses operating in mainland China have said that raising the retirement age may lead to higher manpower costs but firms can adapt to the gradual extension and benefit from a more stable workforce. China’s top legislative body on Friday approved a plan to gradually lift the retirement age from 60 to 63 for…
Online encyclopaedia Wikipedia said on Saturday that it had taken the “extremely rare action” of globally banning a user who was found to be involved in alleged acts of trolling, doxxing and intimidation against Hong Kong journalists. The city’s police chief, Raymond Siu Chak-yee, revealed that the force had so far received two reports regarding…